Skim-rapid reading for determining thegeneral overall content of the test Scan-rapid reading for specificinformation in the text Extensive-reading slower and more closelyfor enjoyment or understanding the content Intensive-deep reading of text for learning or understanding complex content
Reading takes lots of thinking.
Think BEFORE Reading Look over the text: *check the title *look at the pictures - Predict what the text will be about
Think DURING Reading Visualize: try to picture what you are reading Notice if you don't understand. *Re-read if you don't understand. Check your predictions
Think AFTER ReadingTell yourself or someone what the reading was about. Ask for help if you don't understand part of the reading.
Short Stories
~ Purpose for Reading ~
Reading to LearnWays to Read
Skim-rapid reading for determining thegeneral overall content of the test
Scan-rapid reading for specificinformation in the text
Extensive-reading slower and more closelyfor enjoyment or understanding the content
Intensive-deep reading of text for learning or understanding complex content
Reading takes lots of thinking.
Think BEFORE Reading
Look over the text:
*check the title
*look at the pictures - Predict what the text will be about
Think DURING Reading
Visualize: try to picture what you are reading
Notice if you don't understand.
*Re-read if you don't understand.
Check your predictions
Think AFTER ReadingTell yourself or someone what the reading was about.
Ask for help if you don't understand part of the reading.